Definition of snarl

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snarl¹    (snärl) KEY 

VERB:
snarled, snarl·ing, snarls
VERB:
intr.

1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
2. To speak angrily or threateningly.

VERB:
tr.

To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.

NOUN:

1. A vicious growl.
2. A vicious, hostile utterance.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Frequentative of obsolete snar, perhaps from Dutch, or Low German snarren, to rattle probably of imitative origin

OTHER FORMS:
snarler(Noun), snarling·ly(Adverb), snarly(Adjective)